Lent and Easter in Portobello

The Bishop’s Lent Appeal for 2014 will provide valuable funding for two charities; Waverley Care – Care and support to people living with HIV or Hepatitis C. Anglican Church in Papua New Guinea – Support for the wives of over 250 Anglican priests. Any donation should be handed in to your local church. Thank you….

Advent and Christmas at St Marks – come and celebrate with us!  In addition to our regular services, we have these special services and events: Advent … We wait and we watch …. First Sunday of Advent: 2 December 5pm Advent Service with all the churches in Portobello with a collection for the work of Christian Aid…

On Saturday 27th September, the church will be open as part of the Cockburn Association’s Open Doors day. 10am-4pm We will have a display about our ongoing preservation of the wall, including the opportunity to talk with the stonemason in the afternoon, there will be volunteers to talk about the building and graveyard, initial plans…

Holy Week is the week when we remember the last few days of Jesus’ life and his walk of love. During the week, he came to Jerusalem hailed as a king, and then showed what a king truly is. He taught his friends, was anointed by Mary at Bethany, and then gave us two rituals…